Wednesday, June 19, 2013

This is the home of Mark and Eva Zimmerman, Country Crow Primitives. I must tell you, their home is absolutely prim at its best! When I step into their home I feel as though I am walking into my heart.

They just had an open house and I was fortunate to attend. In fact, I went both days. The first day with a friend and the second day I just had to go back so I could bring my husband and my mother, for there were no words to describe how wonderful it was, they had to see it for themselves!

This is their little cabin out back that was filled with lots of goodies!

Among other things, I picked up this cute little mouse…love him!

The first time I was there I purchased this old lantern and have been enjoying it ever since!

Now the exciting news is that their home will be featured in this coming fall issue of Mercantile Gatherings magazine, so trust me, you will definitely want to see this! In the meantime you can check out their website, Country Crow Primitives.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

I’ve been going through some of my books and magazines I have and I do have quite a collection but I really enjoy every single one of them. I have lots of the old Country Living magazines, which as far as I’m concerned, can’t be beat. I also have quite a few books that I have acquired at different sales here and there. I don’t just stash them away and forget about them, I continually get them out now and again and look through them over and over each time seeing or learning something new. Just like today I discovered I have two Mary Emmerling books and I love them both. One is called “Smart Decorating” and the other “New Country Collecting.”

Smart Decorating is a wonderful book full of pictures and ideas. It was written with the help of James Cramer and Dean Johnson. I bet I’ve looked through it 100 times and I’m still not tired of it! New Country Collecting is also full of inspiring ideas for collecting and decorating. I didn’t realize Mary has quite a collection of books that she has done. There are several American Country books by her, American Country Gardens, American Country Christmas, American Country Cottages, just to name a few. I’m always so excited when I come across old books like these at a sale. So glad I snatched them up when I did! Here are some pictures from “Smart Decorating.” Jasper insisted on sneaking in the pictures!

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Hi, I'm Mindy, welcome to my homestead. I decided to create this blog just for fun. Some days you might find something interesting, some days not. I love the primitive, rustic, vintage and farmhouse style. Love making things and just enjoying family and friends! I also started a blog for our church, a place to retrieve information for anyone interested.